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Flax, Marlborough Sounds
Plants, shrubs & smaller: Flax, Marlborough Sounds
Phormium sp. or harakeke. Tui and bellbirds (korimako) came to feed on these flowers. I spent almost an hour crouched here waiting to take a photo, then a bellbird whirred up right beside me, checked me out and shot off into the bush. I need a disguise!

December 2002